I felt my cheeks heat. “Thank you.”
“Stop thanking me for everything. I gave you a compliment that you deserve. You’re smart, level-headed. You’re thorough. And you know how to deal with all sorts of personalities—which is why you should come to work for me in my office.”
“Really?”
He nodded, his blue eyes gleaming. “I think we make a good team and I know you’d be an asset to our team at Rhodes Medical. The way you handled everyone today, from the angry old man to the screaming baby...you’re a natural.”
“Wow. This isn’t what I expected.” I looked up and he had a smirk across his face. “Not that I expected anything exactly, but a job offer was way down the list.”
He laughed loudly. “Well, if we didn’t work together, I’d be asking you to dinner. But I respect you too much professionally to do that, unless you’d like to quit your job and work somewhere unrelated to me.” He smiled a smile that probably got him everything he wanted.
It was almost as breathtaking as Max’s.Almost.
“Not happening,” I grinned.
“So you’ll think about my offer? It would be a nine-to-five job. You’d have benefits and it’d be a whole lot less hectic than the hospital.”
“I’ll consider it, I really will. But I do like the unexpectedness of the ER, so I’m just not sure.”
He removed his phone from his pocket and looked at the screen. “I have to get back over there now. I’m on call.”
“Go. And thank you for the coffee.”
Kari
“Fuck me,”Max groaned behind me.
I was standing with my back to the kitchen doorway, dressed in a red bra, panties, heels and an apron. I had jumped in the shower as soon as I got home and curled my hair into large, sexy curls that were hanging down my back. With a touch of scented lotion in all the right places, I was already keyed up when I heard him come in.
But I didn’t turn around. Instead, I tossed my head to the side, letting my hair all flow to my right and kept cutting fruit into small cubes.
I heard him cross the kitchen floor, his boots heavy on the tile. Before I expected it, his hands were on my waist, his fingers burning into my skin. His mouth was on my neck, nipping the skin below my ear. I moaned as moisture pooled between my thighs and I dropped the knife as I sucked in a quick breath.
“My God woman,” he growled into my ear.
“You said to wear red,” I said sweetly, turning my face to look at him. “I complied.”
“That you did. For once.” He whirled me around and picked me up, cradling me across his strong arms. He brought his mouth to mine, kissing me passionately, licking and nibbling at my bottom lip. He made his way dangerously fast into his bedroom, lying me down on the sheets with an almost-thud. I giggled as I hit the mattress.
Max stood at the end of the bed, his eyes dark.
I lifted one leg into the air, twisting my foot back and forth. “Like my new heels?”
“I’d like them betteron the floor.”
I pursed my lips together in amusement and kicked them off. “Any other suggestions, Sir?”
His gaze was heavy, pressing me farther down into the mattress. I could tell by the look on his face that he was thinking, assessing. “Yeah. Toss me your apron.”
“What if I don’t wanna?” I asked coyly.
“Oh, you wanna,” he said with a growl.
I almost didn’t want to comply, just to see what he’d do. Lucky for him, I was already so worked up that I sat upright, forgoing any thoughts of being cheeky. I licked my lips and his hand instantly went to the bulge in his pants.
I tossed all of my hair to one shoulder and reached back slowly behind my neck, my eyes never leaving his, and untied the ribbon at the neck. The strings came loose and the front dropped forward slowly, leaving my bra on full display. I cupped my breasts in my hands and pressed them together. “They just needed a little...readjusting,” I said, winking.
I pressed my chest out and undid the ribbon behind my back and then tossed the apron to the gorgeous man watching me. I leaned back against the pillows, my arms extended over my head casually. “Anything else?”
